Fort Kochi Today Poem by Prem Nizar Hameed

Fort Kochi today...
Chinese fishing nets dip for
Golden days in vain;
Still many waves come ashore
For the fragrance of spices

(Tanka, Syllable: 5-7-5-7-7)


(Kochi is one of the most visited tourist places in Kerala. It is blessed with beaches with Chinese fishing nets, aromatic spices markets, colonial buildings, and many more historical monuments. The Covid-19 affected Fort Kochi, like many other tourist places in India, very much.)